Shooting in (Einschuss)
Bangle
1981 (made)
1981 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Swiss jeweller Bernhard Schobinger (born 1946) uses jewellery to explore a wide range of human experiences and emotions, often with powerful undercurrents of violence and destruction. His compositions, many of which incorporate found objects, are startling for their ability to combine the lyrical with the profoundly chilling. In this case the metal framework is a by-product from the pressing out of regular bar-shaped units. The elegant lines and classic bangle form are superbly undermined by the discoloured and twisted metal and the vicious shard of broken glass at its centre.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Shooting in (Einschuss) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | steel and glass |
| Brief description | Bangle of steel and glass, Switzerland, 1981, designed and made by Bernhard Schobinger |
| Physical description | A broad cuff made from a strip of delicate steel rods. The edges overlap at the front and the parallel lines distort as the upper edge curves back on itself, speared by a long pointed shard of glass. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Engraved initials on edge of glass shard) |
| Object history | Exhibited the Bernhard Schobinger solo show at Electrum, London, 4-22 May 1982. |
| Summary | The Swiss jeweller Bernhard Schobinger (born 1946) uses jewellery to explore a wide range of human experiences and emotions, often with powerful undercurrents of violence and destruction. His compositions, many of which incorporate found objects, are startling for their ability to combine the lyrical with the profoundly chilling. In this case the metal framework is a by-product from the pressing out of regular bar-shaped units. The elegant lines and classic bangle form are superbly undermined by the discoloured and twisted metal and the vicious shard of broken glass at its centre. |
| Associated object | |
| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated on page 73 of the catalogue from the exhibition 'Bijou frontal: neue tendenzen der schmuckgestaltung in der Schweiz', 26 March to 19 May 1985, Gewerbemuseum, Basel / Museum fur Gestaltung |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.37-2010 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2010 |
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